Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Question 29

Photons with energy 5 eV are incident on a cathode C in a photoelectric cell. The maximum energy of emitted photoelectrons is 2 eV. When photons of energy 6 eV are incident on C, no photoelectrons will reach the anode A, if the stopping potential of A relative to C is

1. +3 V
2. +4 V
3. -1 V
4. -3 V

A photoelectric surface is illuminated successively by monochromatic light of wavelength and /2. If the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons in the second case is 3 times that in the first case, the work function of the surface of the material is (h = Planck's constant, c = speed of light)

1. 2hc
2. hc3
3. hc2
4. hc

Light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a metal with work function 2.28 eV. The de Broglie wavelength of the emitted electron is

1. 2.8 10-9 m
2. 2.8 10-12 m
3. < 2.8 10-10 m
4. < 2.8 10-9 m

Which of the following figures represent the variation of particle momentum and the associated de-Broglie wavelength?

1. [figure]
2. [figure]
3. [figure]
4. [figure]

A certain metallic surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength, . The stopping potential for photo-electric current for this light is 3V0. If the same surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 2 , the stopping potential is V0. The threshold wavelength for this surface for photo-electric effect is

1. 4
2. 6
3. 6
4. 4

When the energy of the incident radiation is increased by 20%, the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface increased from 0.5 eV to 0.8 eV. The work function of the metal is

1. 0.65 eV
2. 1.0 eV
3. 1.3 eV
4. 1.5 eV

If the kinetic energy of the particle is increased to 16 times its previous value, the percentage change in the de Broglie wavelength of the particle is

1. 25
2. 75
3. 60
4. 50

A parallel beam of fast moving electrons is incident normally on a narrow slit. A fluorescent screen is placed at a large distance from the slit. If the speed of the electrons is increased, which of the following statements is correct ?

1. The angular width of the central maximum will decrease.
2. The angular width of the central maximum will be unaffected.
3. Diffraction pattern is not observed on the screen in the case of electrons.
4. The angular width of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern will increase.

The wavelength e of an electron and p of a photon of same energy E are related by

1. p e
2. p 1 e
3. p e2
4. p e

For photoelectric emission from certain metal the cutoff frequency is . If radiation of frequency 2 impinges on the metal plate, the maximum possible velocity of the emitted electron will be (m is the electron mass)

1. 2h m
2. 2 h m
3. h (2m)
4. h m